PDA

View Full Version : [wubi] Desktop Effects could not be enabled, 10.04


RHogskin
May 13th, 2010, 01:58 AM
I installed Ubuntu 10.04 using Wubi. After some initial problems, I was able to get desktop effects to work properly. They suddenly quit working and have tried several solutions from the forums, but so far nothing has worked. Now, desktop effects won't work and the hardware drivers utility tells me that "no proprietary drivers are installed on my system" which is not the case.
PrivateLifeOfPlants
May 14th, 2010, 06:17 PM
I am having the same issue after upgrading, I can not enable desktop effects. Any ideas?
PrivateLifeOfPlants
May 14th, 2010, 09:04 PM
Okay, I fixed it now by uninstalling nvidia

sudo apt-get remove nvidia*


and installing the intel driver listed on this page:




https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedDrivers
300Z
May 17th, 2010, 03:18 AM
I am having the same issue after upgrading, I can not enable desktop effects. Any ideas?
Same here.
Everything was working fine but after doing an update today and reboot now the desktop effects can not be enabled, every time I try to enable it it does a "search for available drivers" then gives me a message saying that the effects can't be enabled...
Any clues? :confused:
comadreha
May 17th, 2010, 11:49 PM
Same here.
Everything was working fine but after doing an update today and reboot now the desktop effects can not be enabled, every time I try to enable it it does a "search for available drivers" then gives me a message saying that the effects can't be enabled...
Any clues? :confused:


I had the same problem with you! In fact i use the nvidia drivers. Therefore i reinstalled the driver and now works fine !!!
300Z
May 18th, 2010, 04:15 AM
I had the same problem with you! In fact i use the nvidia drivers. Therefore i reinstalled the driver and now works fine !!!

Yeah, I just did the same here (reinstalled the ATI drivers) and it's all fine now.
Grace_11
June 5th, 2010, 09:35 PM
same problem with me.
before it was working.
now i cant able to change my desktop background to Normal
theGOPman
July 30th, 2010, 09:25 PM
I had the same problem after upgrading to 10.04 and tried a number of things to fix it. Then I found this post which might explain why glxinfo returns a BadRequest.

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2006-February/msg01178.html

I re-installed xserver-xorg and I'm back running compiz with Desktops effects :D

To re-install xerver-xorg, see the below:

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/ubuntu-tiphow-to-removeinstall-and-reconfigure-xorg-without-reinstalling-ubuntu.html
(http://www.ubuntugeek.com/ubuntu-tiphow-to-removeinstall-and-reconfigure-)
rmcellig
August 14th, 2010, 09:17 PM
In my case I am running Ubuntu in VMware Fusion (Version 3.1.1 (282344) for the Mac. What should I do to get Desktop effects working?

)
lgmanuel
August 31st, 2010, 09:50 AM
In my case I am running Ubuntu in VMware Fusion (Version 3.1.1 (282344) for the Mac. What should I do to get Desktop effects working?

)

same problem guys, need help..

here is my VGA driver..

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 771/671 PCIE VGA Display Adapter (rev 10)

..now how do i remove it, and reinstall...

i installed Lucid Lynx under windows 7 using Wubi..

help.